Low-cost, plug & playClassroom kit
Governments & NGOs
Stick ’Em helps governments bring hands‑on STEAM to every public school
Without big budgets or specialist teachers. Ministries, national agencies and NGOs around the world use Stick ’Em to reach every kind of school, from top city schools to village schools with no mains power.
Singapore60+ Ministry of Education schools
Rulang Primary, Raffles Girls’ School and Zhenghua Primary each use it for something different.
1 in 5of Singapore’s Ministry of Education schools have run it
Who we are
About Stick ’Em
We started Stick ’Em in 2020 as teachers ourselves, because we believe hands-on STEAM learning should not be reserved for the schools that can afford it. Today we work with ministries, national agencies, NGOs and schools around the world to bring it to every classroom.
Hult Prize global winner, 2025US$1 million in seed funding, awarded at the global finals at Tate Modern in London. The first Singapore team to win it.Check this
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, 2025Our two founders, named in the Social Impact list.Check this
Based in SingaporeA Singapore-registered company (UEN 202216916C) and a raiSE-accredited social enterprise. Audited accounts, safeguarding and data protection policies are available on request.Check this
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A complete STEAM programme for public schools
We know that a STEAM kit alone is not enough to build a country’s STEAM capacity. Stick ’Em gives your schools affordable hardware, lessons mapped to your national curriculum and a teacher training model that grows your own trainers, so the programme keeps running long after launch.
Mapped to your curriculumLesson materials
Train the trainerTeacher capacity building
Why it works
Why it works in public schools
Students build at ordinary classroom tables, and the building half of every lesson needs no power or internet.
5 to 10x
more affordable than traditional STEAM kits
One Classroom Set serves 40 students for 2 to 3 years. Send us the number of schools and year groups, and we will cost a programme with you.
3 hours
of training per teacher
After one workshop, teachers run lessons on their own and train their colleagues, so a programme can grow as fast as your schools want it to.
0
specialist staff needed
Art, language and humanities teachers run Stick ’Em lessons as often as science teachers do.
Designed to scale
41,000+ students3800+ teachersAcross 22 countries
From top schools in Singapore to floating village schools in Sabah and remote schools in Uganda, Stick ’Em is designed to be deployed in any classroom, anywhere.
What ministries and educators say
From ministry officers, school leaders, universities and teachers across Southeast Asia and Africa
“It’s a fun and hands-on way to explore creativity and problem-solving in teaching. You’ll gain practical ideas you can actually use in class, even if you’re not as techy as the GenZ/Gen Alpha.”
Faculty member
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
“Encourage them to join this interesting design thinking approach, which aligns with MOE’s hope of future ready learners.”
Teacher
Sekolah Rendah Kampung Menengah, Brunei
“Hands-on experience suited better for the non-academic achiever!”
Teacher
SR Haji Mohd Salleh, Sungai Hanching, Brunei
“Such approaches are valuable in nurturing higher-order thinking skills, creativity, and problem-solving abilities among students.”
School leader
Sekolah Menengah Rimba, Brunei
“Can be used in many lessons, or even better across the curriculum.”
Curriculum Department
Ministry of Education, Brunei
“In my view, the Stick’em Kit is a “Future-Opportunity” Kit that every African Child needs to prepare for their future.”
Donald Waruhanga
Doppler Technologies, Uganda
“We are moving beyond traditional learning to give students and teachers the power to be designers of the future. We shift the focus from simply following instructions to solving real-world problems.”
Ministry officer
Ministry of Education, Brunei
“Stick ’Em has helped make STEAM education more affordable and accessible to tens of thousands of students.”
Professor Phoon Kok Kwang
President, Singapore University of Technology and Design
“The workshop introduces you to 21st century skills which the new generation need.”
Curriculum Development Department
Ministry of Education, Brunei
“Can be applied to all subjects, not only STEAM.”
Ministry officer
Department of Schools, Ministry of Education, Brunei
“Fun, simple instructions, doable for all ages.”
Ministry officer
Department of Private Education, Ministry of Education, Brunei
“The Junior High School teachers can best utilize this tool and integrate it in their lessons. This would foster creativity and critical thinking skills among the students.”
Faculty member
Jose Rizal University, Philippines
“Sustainable tool kits. Coding systems are preset. So STEAM is not that mathsy.”
School leader
Pusat Tingkatan Enam Sengkurong, Brunei
“I learned that it doesn’t take a robotics teacher to create a robot.”
Teacher
Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba, Philippines
“The simple but effective approach that are very useful for all levels of students.”
School leader
SM Muda Hashim, Brunei
“A more affordable manner to use these as an alternative to robotics.”
Teacher
Cantonment Primary School, Singapore
“With proper guidance and enough resources we can include all students to explore their ability in problem solving skills.”
School leader
SR PSB SOAS, Brunei
“This kit supports strong hands-on practice. It can be well integrated into mathematics lessons, for example building ancient Chinese water-wheel models to demonstrate rotation.”
Teacher educator
National Institute of Education, Singapore
“It is an equalizer for schools, whereby children from different places with different background can use the same kit to create magic!”
Teacher
Teck Ghee Primary School, Singapore
“Innovation can use simple, low-cost materials.”
Officer
Brunei Darussalam Leadership and Teacher Academy
“For educators looking for practical, easy to implement STEAM activities that are accessible for all learners, Stick ’Em can provide valuable strategies to develop an engaging and inclusive lesson.”
Ministry officer
Ministry of Education, Brunei
“Easy to follow and has potential as it’s accessible to all students, making it highly suitable even for Year 1 learners.”
Ministry officer
Department of Schools, Ministry of Education, Brunei
“Bringing Stick ’Em activities into classroom teaching can effectively demonstrate abstract knowledge, boost students’ learning engagement and stimulate their creative thinking.”
Teacher educator
National Institute of Education, Singapore
“Even simple, low-cost activities can make a big impact, what matters most is designing opportunities for students to explore, experiment, and reflect.”
School leader
Sekolah Menengah Sultan Hassan Temburong, Brunei
“Interactive, fun, and affordable set of teaching toolkit.”
Faculty member
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
“The endless possibilities in using Stick ’Em to develop e21CC within and outside curriculum time.”
Teacher
Riverside Primary School, Singapore
“Tools for our programme to reach out to the community for service-learning on various topics such as robotics, design thinking, sustainability.”
Educator
NTU Honours College, Singapore
“Stick ’Em has helped make STEAM education more affordable and accessible to tens of thousands of students.”
Professor Phoon Kok KwangPresident, Singapore University of Technology and Design“For educators looking for practical, easy to implement STEAM activities that are accessible for all learners, Stick ’Em can provide valuable strategies to develop an engaging and inclusive lesson.”
Ministry officerMinistry of Education, Brunei“We are moving beyond traditional learning to give students and teachers the power to be designers of the future. We shift the focus from simply following instructions to solving real-world problems.”
Ministry officerMinistry of Education, Brunei“Easy to follow and has potential as it’s accessible to all students, making it highly suitable even for Year 1 learners.”
Ministry officerDepartment of Schools, Ministry of Education, Brunei
“The workshop introduces you to 21st century skills which the new generation need.”
Curriculum Development DepartmentMinistry of Education, Brunei“Innovation can use simple, low-cost materials.”
OfficerBrunei Darussalam Leadership and Teacher Academy“In my view, the Stick’em Kit is a “Future-Opportunity” Kit that every African Child needs to prepare for their future.”
Donald WaruhangaDoppler Technologies, Uganda“Bringing Stick ’Em activities into classroom teaching can effectively demonstrate abstract knowledge, boost students’ learning engagement and stimulate their creative thinking.”
Teacher educatorNational Institute of Education, Singapore
“Can be applied to all subjects, not only STEAM.”
Ministry officerDepartment of Schools, Ministry of Education, Brunei“It is an equalizer for schools, whereby children from different places with different background can use the same kit to create magic!”
TeacherTeck Ghee Primary School, Singapore“Can be used in many lessons, or even better across the curriculum.”
Curriculum DepartmentMinistry of Education, Brunei“Even simple, low-cost activities can make a big impact, what matters most is designing opportunities for students to explore, experiment, and reflect.”
School leaderSekolah Menengah Sultan Hassan Temburong, Brunei
“Fun, simple instructions, doable for all ages.”
Ministry officerDepartment of Private Education, Ministry of Education, Brunei“This kit supports strong hands-on practice. It can be well integrated into mathematics lessons, for example building ancient Chinese water-wheel models to demonstrate rotation.”
Teacher educatorNational Institute of Education, Singapore“Such approaches are valuable in nurturing higher-order thinking skills, creativity, and problem-solving abilities among students.”
School leaderSekolah Menengah Rimba, Brunei“Interactive, fun, and affordable set of teaching toolkit.”
Faculty memberUniversity of Santo Tomas, Philippines
“The Junior High School teachers can best utilize this tool and integrate it in their lessons. This would foster creativity and critical thinking skills among the students.”
Faculty memberJose Rizal University, Philippines“With proper guidance and enough resources we can include all students to explore their ability in problem solving skills.”
School leaderSR PSB SOAS, Brunei“Hands-on experience suited better for the non-academic achiever!”
TeacherSR Haji Mohd Salleh, Sungai Hanching, Brunei“The endless possibilities in using Stick ’Em to develop e21CC within and outside curriculum time.”
TeacherRiverside Primary School, Singapore
“Sustainable tool kits. Coding systems are preset. So STEAM is not that mathsy.”
School leaderPusat Tingkatan Enam Sengkurong, Brunei“A more affordable manner to use these as an alternative to robotics.”
TeacherCantonment Primary School, Singapore“Encourage them to join this interesting design thinking approach, which aligns with MOE’s hope of future ready learners.”
TeacherSekolah Rendah Kampung Menengah, Brunei“Tools for our programme to reach out to the community for service-learning on various topics such as robotics, design thinking, sustainability.”
EducatorNTU Honours College, Singapore
“I learned that it doesn’t take a robotics teacher to create a robot.”
TeacherColegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba, Philippines“The simple but effective approach that are very useful for all levels of students.”
School leaderSM Muda Hashim, Brunei“It’s a fun and hands-on way to explore creativity and problem-solving in teaching. You’ll gain practical ideas you can actually use in class, even if you’re not as techy as the GenZ/Gen Alpha.”
Faculty memberUniversity of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Comments from ministry officers, school leaders, universities, partners and teachers
Case studies
Case studies from around the world
From a top Singapore school to a village school built over the water. Pick a country to see how Stick ’Em runs there.
60+ Ministry of Education schools
Used in 1 in 5 Singapore government schools
Over 60 Ministry of Education schools have run Stick ’Em. Rulang Primary uses it in its Applied Learning Programme, Raffles Girls’ School runs it as an innovation club, and Zhenghua Primary uses it for a recycling project.
Schools use it to build the Ministry’s 21st Century Competencies, and IMDA supports it through its Discover programme.
1 in 5of Singapore’s Ministry of Education schools have run it
Nationwide, with the Ministry of Education
A nationwide teacher tour with the Ministry of Education
We have partnered with Brunei’s Ministry of Education through its STEP Centre since 2023. In April and May 2026 we ran 6 workshops in 8 days for 120 teachers and 60 school leaders, along with a School Leaders Dialogue at Ministry headquarters.
Afterwards, 75+ schools registered their interest, and Brunei’s teachers gave us the highest workshop ratings we have recorded anywhere.
75+schools registered interest after one national tour
40+ schools, with Synergy Education
700 teachers trained in 2 sessions
With BPK Penabur we trained 700 teachers across 2 sessions, for 20 schools, and in Bogor we trained another 225 educators from 6 schools.
Several of these schools now run their own Stick ’Em trainings for the schools around them.
700teachers trained in 2 sessions, for 20 schools
University of Santo Tomas, Manila
Training the faculty at the University of Santo Tomas
In March 2026 we ran a workshop for faculty at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, one of Asia’s oldest universities and one of the largest teacher-education institutions in the Philippines.
Our partner TheChalkboard also brings Stick ’Em into public schools across the Philippines.
1611University of Santo Tomas, founded
FPT, VinSchool and community libraries
50+ schools under a government project
Stick ’Em runs in schools such as FPT and VinSchool, and in a community library in Ho Chi Minh City that runs after-school robotics.
The Academy includes a Vietnamese lesson set, which both use.
50+schools under a government project
Bangkok, and the Myanmar border
International schools and border schools, on the same kit
Stick ’Em runs in international schools in and around Bangkok and Chonburi.
It also runs in military-run schools on the Myanmar border in Ratchaburi, including a Border Patrol school, with the same lessons, training and hardware.
7schools, from Bangkok to the Myanmar border
Semporna, Sabah, with Borneo Komrads
A school for stateless children, built over the water
With Borneo Komrads, we brought Stick ’Em to a school for stateless children built on stilts over the water in Semporna.
It runs in one shared room with no reliable internet, using the same lessons as every other school on this page.
0power or internet needed to build
Kigezi High School, 400 km from Kampala
A school that now runs its own robotics club
We trained one teacher at Kigezi High School over a video call. With the kit and the online lessons, the school started its own coding and robotics club and has run it on its own ever since.
A year later, the school placed first in Uganda’s national schools ranking.
#1in Uganda’s national schools ranking
Evidence
What the evidence shows
4.67out of 5how 658 teachers rated the workshop
97%of them rated it 4 or 5
1 in 5Singapore Ministry of Education schools have run it
75+Brunei schools asked for it after one national tour
Where each figure comes from
Teacher workshop survey2024 to 2026658 teachers from Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines rated the workshop on the same end-of-session form.
Singapore Ministry of Education schoolsto September 202660+ of about 330 MOE schools have run Stick ’Em, from a single workshop to a programme across a whole year group.
Brunei national tourApril to May 20266 workshops in 8 days for 120 teachers and 60 school leaders, with the Ministry of Education’s STEP Centre. 75+ schools registered their interest afterwards.
BPK Penabur, Indonesia2025700 teachers trained across 2 sessions for 20 schools. Several of those schools now run their own trainings for the schools around them.
Curriculum mapping8 countries111 lessons mapped line by line against 8 official national curriculum documents, each with its own fit rate and the date it was checked.
Curriculum fit
Mapped to your national curriculum, line by line
Direct fit means a lesson’s stated learning outcome matches a specific coded outcome in your official curriculum document, at the same grade band. Partial fits and enrichment are counted separately and left out of the percentage.
Getting started
What the first 5 months with Stick ’Em look like
A demo meeting for you and your team
We walk you and your team through the kit, the lessons and the teacher training, online or in person.
A free teacher workshop
A hands-on session for a group of your teachers, usually at no cost.
A pilot
A cluster of schools runs real lessons in their own classrooms for one term.
Train your trainers
Your own team learns to run the workshop, so the programme can grow without depending on us.
For NGOs and funders
How funders can help
Your support brings hands-on STEAM to schools that could not fund it on their own, and helps us learn more about what works in the classroom.
Fund a classroom
A Classroom Set and the lesson library, for 40 students and 2 to 3 years of lessons across every subject.
Fund a school
Kits for a whole year group, plus a 3-hour workshop for its teachers, who can then train new colleagues themselves.
Fund a country programme
A pilot cluster of schools, train-the-trainer for a national partner, and curriculum mapping. Our work in Brunei started this way.
Stick ’Em has been supported by the Hult Prize, raiSE’s Venture for Good Energize Grant, the Temasek Foundation Education Challenge, Google CSR and UNDP Youth Co:Lab.
Would you like to fund a programme with us? Get in touch and we will get back to you within 1 to 3 working days. Researchers who would like to run a study with us can write to hello@stickem.sg.
Bring Stick ’Em to your schools
Plan a pilot with usDownloads
Resources for your team
The documents ministries and funders ask us for most.
The Stick ’Em info deck
The kit, the lessons, the teacher training and how a school runs it, in one PDF.
Coming soonA curriculum mapping sample
111 lessons mapped line by line to one national curriculum, the same document we send ministries.
DownloadThe Stick ’Em Gallery
Stick ’Em classrooms and teacher workshops across the countries it runs in. A good way to show what a programme looks like on the ground.
Open the galleryQuestions ministries and funders ask
Curriculum and evidence
Curriculum mapping, evidence, procurement and what a national or district programme involves
Procurement
What it costs, trying it first, purchase orders and tenders, delivery, and what to do if something arrives broken